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when dick and i started the center back in 1983, it was our first dedicated foreign policy center at the heritage foundation. back then asian security was all about what's happening here in the cold war. from that perspective, study of the soviet union might have made a lot more sense. dick and i, as we talked it through, talked about the potential that someday it might even be conceivable that u.s. trade with asia would actually even equal our trade with what was going on across the atlantic. today, it's much greater than our trade across the atlantic. we have been blessed by the insights of many dear friends in asia. we have over the years seen the remarkable economic growth and economic development in asia. it's been our very great pleasure, in fact, to recognize that in terms of economic freedom, as it has evolved throughout asia in specific countries and indeed throughout the region. we always knew that our good friends in japan and that the u.s.japan mutual relationship, both the mutual defense treaty and our bilateral general relationship would be central. but we also thought
when dick and i started the center back in 1983, it was our first dedicated foreign policy center at the heritage foundation. back then asian security was all about what's happening here in the cold war. from that perspective, study of the soviet union might have made a lot more sense. dick and i, as we talked it through, talked about the potential that someday it might even be conceivable that u.s. trade with asia would actually even equal our trade with what was going on across the atlantic....
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prime minister shin doe abe is trying to coordinate foreign affairs and defense policies and this is called a japanese version of the u.s. national security council, but the americans have been reluctant to share sensitive information with their japanese allies, so members of the ruling coalition hope that these bills will show that they can control such information. japan has the national public service act, and it already prohibits public servant from sharing secrets. and those who leak classified data face up to one year in prison. but members of the ruling coalition say that for some information, they need stricter regulations. they say this bill will allow them to freely exchange sensitive intelligence with the u.s. and other nations. some members of the oppositions, journalists, writers, and lawyers, are urging the administration to reconsider the plan. the country's lawyers group argues the bill could allow government officials to classify information as a special secret without information, and they say the prospect of a long prison term will intimidate people who try to acce
prime minister shin doe abe is trying to coordinate foreign affairs and defense policies and this is called a japanese version of the u.s. national security council, but the americans have been reluctant to share sensitive information with their japanese allies, so members of the ruling coalition hope that these bills will show that they can control such information. japan has the national public service act, and it already prohibits public servant from sharing secrets. and those who leak...
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about a third of the workforce is made up of foreign workers. continuing to tighten our policies. we recognize our infrastructure. is something we do not take for granted. we would rather contribute to this. >> the near the rest of that interview and the acting minister later in the program at the bottom of the hour. japan paveo today, -- shinzor shin so abe's abenomics and his three arrows of business policy. are they working? we have not seen a figure like this it's 2010 -- since 2010. >> right before the global financial crisis at. -- hit. they key takeaways can be divided into three areas. takeaways can be divided into three areas and the pictures we're looking at. you're looking at the large manufacturers index and i should note that this has improved significantly this year. in the past few years or so, 12, it, -- to 20 has been negative. the reading is now positive. forwardes are looking and what does this indicate in terms of planning and how much companies are planning to spend on big ticket items. where their planning and hiring in the months to come. this is reduced the
about a third of the workforce is made up of foreign workers. continuing to tighten our policies. we recognize our infrastructure. is something we do not take for granted. we would rather contribute to this. >> the near the rest of that interview and the acting minister later in the program at the bottom of the hour. japan paveo today, -- shinzor shin so abe's abenomics and his three arrows of business policy. are they working? we have not seen a figure like this it's 2010 -- since 2010....
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so we're making enterprise a fundamental part of our foreign policy too. since 2011, almost £1 billion of new export contracts have been secured for the uk's businesses thanks to support from uk export finance. and i want us to build on that. the lord mayor and i will be leading from the front again in the coming months. this week i am leading trade visits to india and the gulf. and i can announce this evening that in early december i will be leading another delegation to china. as china's new leadership sets its direction for the next 10 years, as their country's star continues to rise in the world, i will take senior british ministers as well as business leaders from every sector large and small to forge a relationship that will benefit both our countries and bring real rewards for our peoples. opening the way for british companies to benefit from china's vast and varied markets and preparing the way for a new level of chinese investment into the uk. this is a relationship that is for the long term, that matters for britain and china, and which i look f
so we're making enterprise a fundamental part of our foreign policy too. since 2011, almost £1 billion of new export contracts have been secured for the uk's businesses thanks to support from uk export finance. and i want us to build on that. the lord mayor and i will be leading from the front again in the coming months. this week i am leading trade visits to india and the gulf. and i can announce this evening that in early december i will be leading another delegation to china. as china's new...
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bush, they were starting to get things right particularly on foreign policy because suddenly congress george h.w. bush talked about how much he disliked talking about hr 62. >> he and obama have something in common. >> very much in common. foreign policy where they feel more unilaterally enabled is where you will see the president focus more and more. >> the danger is midterm elections because every president since 1900 with the exception of clinton rebounding from impeachment has lost and lost rather heavily that midterm election so the presidents recover their popularity but after the midterm election, there's very little they can do. >> as a party political figure, he seems to lose power once he's out of the game. >> if last year when we did this show i told you that he would have gotten a deal in syria that got rid of chemical weapons and had an opening for iran in which they were stopping enrichment at the 5% level -- >> that's all foreign policy. >> and by the way, if, this is a big if, the website gets working and people start signing up for healthcare, it's a major transformat
bush, they were starting to get things right particularly on foreign policy because suddenly congress george h.w. bush talked about how much he disliked talking about hr 62. >> he and obama have something in common. >> very much in common. foreign policy where they feel more unilaterally enabled is where you will see the president focus more and more. >> the danger is midterm elections because every president since 1900 with the exception of clinton rebounding from impeachment...
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alliance is an essential element over his foreign policy. he says he hopes to transfer the relationship when he meets u.s. president barack obama. relocating the futenma air station will likely be a key issue for japan/u.s. relations. nhk world, okinawa. >>> people living in spain are upset about what they are reading. what's did the accused say? >> they say they are innocent but have yet to show proof. people in spain are angry. a corruption scandal, even the prime minister is threatening to derail economic reform. more than ten ruling party executives have been taking kick backs for many years. the publication says the prime minister pocketed as much as $3000 a year from construction firms and other businesses. he allegedly took the money for a dozen years until 2008. spanish citizens are especially furious as the same government is pressing austerity measures upon them hiking their taxes and cutting public servants pay. opposition parties are demanding the prime minister's resignation. they say he's not fit to be leader as the country fac
alliance is an essential element over his foreign policy. he says he hopes to transfer the relationship when he meets u.s. president barack obama. relocating the futenma air station will likely be a key issue for japan/u.s. relations. nhk world, okinawa. >>> people living in spain are upset about what they are reading. what's did the accused say? >> they say they are innocent but have yet to show proof. people in spain are angry. a corruption scandal, even the prime minister is...
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two days later and foreign policy, hillary and i took stairstep a nice feature. i recognize the notion that two former u.s. government officials turn university professors betting george soros and anything made an absurd, but that's what we did. we given that not only with the islamic republic still beat the rams government and a year's time, but the balance of influence and power in the middle east to be tilted even further in the favor. almost two years since iris made his feature as they were eager to collect on it. later in 2011, the back-and-forth between ayatollah khomeini, the islamic republic later and president ahmadinejad over the resignation reinstatement of the intelligence minister and other issues. the same cast of iran expert on mainstream media gave developments overblown, even hysterical treatment portraying them as unprecedented signs of an insecure regime. such analyses revealed the very least lamentable ignorance about the islamic republic political history, which since the revolution has been marked by an touch of the same kind of intense com
two days later and foreign policy, hillary and i took stairstep a nice feature. i recognize the notion that two former u.s. government officials turn university professors betting george soros and anything made an absurd, but that's what we did. we given that not only with the islamic republic still beat the rams government and a year's time, but the balance of influence and power in the middle east to be tilted even further in the favor. almost two years since iris made his feature as they...
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adding a mac >> foreign-policy and especially security systems. this is another area where congress really has a role to play. the administration is basically decided that mohamed morsi at egypt is the new mubarak. the guy in the seat we will now help. it's completely indifferent to what our aid program should look like and what the desired outcome and egypt should be. the only thing they appear to be interested in is the continuation of the israeli egyptian camp david accords, which are obviously of great interest, but not really the only thing they should animate us and we talk about the largest country in the middle east. when i thought we were delivering fighter jets to the egyptian military, i just asked myself, what message does this send? the rule should be not the foreign aid is bad and not that foreign aid is good and not that military assistance is good or bad, it is the u.s. taxpayer dollar used to further u.s. tax your interest and every time a new government comes into power, we should take that aid down to zero and build it anew. doe
adding a mac >> foreign-policy and especially security systems. this is another area where congress really has a role to play. the administration is basically decided that mohamed morsi at egypt is the new mubarak. the guy in the seat we will now help. it's completely indifferent to what our aid program should look like and what the desired outcome and egypt should be. the only thing they appear to be interested in is the continuation of the israeli egyptian camp david accords, which are...
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the brazilian foreign affairs ministry has this open policy to receive people from many areas. i think it helps one we call ourselves generalists. we must know a lot about many topics. inside the ministry, we have contact with people from many areas. it helps us discuss and have a better view from many areas. especially i like a lot of psychology and geopolitics. it is important to understand the environment and the people. i am my circumstance. if you can understand the people and the circumstance, it is easier to understand what has happened, what can happen. it is important to understand the person and the circumstance, so you can have a better relation and a better understanding of that. >> it has certainly been a pleasure to have you on the program today. i want to wish you all the best on your personal and professional endeavors in the future. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for watching our program today. i will see you next time. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello and welcome to "my india," your weekly magazine that gives you
the brazilian foreign affairs ministry has this open policy to receive people from many areas. i think it helps one we call ourselves generalists. we must know a lot about many topics. inside the ministry, we have contact with people from many areas. it helps us discuss and have a better view from many areas. especially i like a lot of psychology and geopolitics. it is important to understand the environment and the people. i am my circumstance. if you can understand the people and the...
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policy team today, naming u.n. ambassador and long time ally susan rice to be national security adviser. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we take a closer look at rice's record, the nominee to replace her as u.n. ambassador and what that means for america's role abroad. >> woodruff: then, we get the latest on the battle for a key syrian city, as government
policy team today, naming u.n. ambassador and long time ally susan rice to be national security adviser. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we take a closer look at rice's record, the nominee to replace her as u.n. ambassador and what that means for america's role abroad. >> woodruff: then, we get the latest on the battle for a key syrian city, as government
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workforce singapore's is made up of foreign workers. >> we are continuing to tighten our policies. we do recognize some of the strained infrastructure. that --r relations is is something that we are very mindful of. we don't take that for granted. a look at energy forecasts in china for 2014, beijing and its neighbors agreed to work together on pollution. but up next, a surprise drop in manufacturing in china, jp morgan's adrian malan joins us. stay with us. >> let's get a sense of how the markets are shaping up very -- shaping up. a big rocket takeover story that you -- a big market takeover story that did not work out. >> that's right. awet of all, the story with was very bold and robust. indonesia [indiscernible] they actually say they will double their output and triple cast 2017. senex will try for -- will try to bid for it again. the bid says it is undervalued. can double output and triple cash. the answer is no thanks. and the biggest employer in rmers, a keyesfa mover today. salesfirst-quarter actually rose 5% on consumer confidence postelection. you saw people spending a l
workforce singapore's is made up of foreign workers. >> we are continuing to tighten our policies. we do recognize some of the strained infrastructure. that --r relations is is something that we are very mindful of. we don't take that for granted. a look at energy forecasts in china for 2014, beijing and its neighbors agreed to work together on pollution. but up next, a surprise drop in manufacturing in china, jp morgan's adrian malan joins us. stay with us. >> let's get a sense of...
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foreign policy. and so, we made progress in increasing personnel exchanges and rebalancing the authorities and in a variety of interactions that the relationship is more intimate and closer than ever before. it's not just with the osd, ostrich adtran office of secretary of defense policy. the defense to dodgy security agency about these agencies take actions, which can have impact on foreign policy and we really rebuilt the capacity of the political military to have the expertise to interact with dod on its own terms. so it is one of the things that has been a real accomplishment. another issue is that the focus on has been a geopolitical changes that have really occurred during the last four years. so that means, for example, tremendous changes in the middle east, the so-called arab spring. that's enormous complicated issues and challenges in libya, egypt, the golf, young men, syria now. dataset implications for security systems policy as well as the major department of defense interacts as well and
foreign policy. and so, we made progress in increasing personnel exchanges and rebalancing the authorities and in a variety of interactions that the relationship is more intimate and closer than ever before. it's not just with the osd, ostrich adtran office of secretary of defense policy. the defense to dodgy security agency about these agencies take actions, which can have impact on foreign policy and we really rebuilt the capacity of the political military to have the expertise to interact...
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. >> foreign policy is actually not foreign. >> america has faced great hardship before and each time we have risen to the challenge. >> the ultimate test is to move our society from where it is to where it has never been. >> narrator: join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us for "great decisions." >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. sponsorship of great decisions is provided by credit suisse, eni, the hurford foundation, and pricewaterhousecoopers llp. >> coming up next, the generals and the democrat: burma in transition. (instrumental music) >> burma, also known as myanmar, is a nation born from war. a former british colony, burma saw an opportunity for independence at the outset of world war ii. >> in burma, independence day calls for formal celebrations. this week its people have been marking 64 years since the end of british colonial rule. for much of that time burma was tightly controlled by the military. any dissent was ultimately crushed. >> so if you look at the modern h
. >> foreign policy is actually not foreign. >> america has faced great hardship before and each time we have risen to the challenge. >> the ultimate test is to move our society from where it is to where it has never been. >> narrator: join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us for "great decisions." >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. sponsorship of...
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and the pakistani military is there, too, it's a strong influence behind pakistan's foreign policies. that's one reason why the future of anti-terror operations depends on the next government's relationship with the army. >> thank you. and that was nhk world's mubarik. >>> pakistan is important for regional security it is the last of the international forces withdrawn next year. now tomorrow we'll look at the domestic challenges the country faces. i'm dhra dhirakaosal reporting from islamabad. >>> the world's biggest fleet of boeing 787 dreamliners will soon be back in regular service. managers at japan's al nippon airways say technical glitches that grounded the planes for months will be fixed and the aircraft will take off on june 1st. crews modified the battery systems and conducted test flights to make sure the dreamliners are also safe. managers say the planes will fly on five international routes and 12 in japan. airlines around the world grounded their 787s in january because of problems with the battery system. u.s. aviation authorities and japanese transport ministry said las
and the pakistani military is there, too, it's a strong influence behind pakistan's foreign policies. that's one reason why the future of anti-terror operations depends on the next government's relationship with the army. >> thank you. and that was nhk world's mubarik. >>> pakistan is important for regional security it is the last of the international forces withdrawn next year. now tomorrow we'll look at the domestic challenges the country faces. i'm dhra dhirakaosal reporting...
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the foreign policy chief is making her second visit in two weeks. she met with the interim president and foreign minster and representatives of morsi's political base. the military leaders overthrew morsi and installed a new government. the supporters and turned out for protests, demanding he be reinstated. the forces moved in again over the weekend to clear the streets. 80 people were killed. but morsi supporters say they are not going anywhere. a wave of car bombings killed at least 48 people in iraq. local security authorities say sunni extremists may be behind the coordinated attacks. ten blasts from around 8:00 on minute and car bombs went off at nearly the same time in the central city in the south. it injured about 120. all the explosions were in districts of shia muslim residents at crowded places like markets and bus stops. sunnis have been frustrated with the shia-controlled government of al maliki. militants have been exchanging attacks. a monitoring terrorist activity in iraq said that the death toll has topped 830. >> a senior official
the foreign policy chief is making her second visit in two weeks. she met with the interim president and foreign minster and representatives of morsi's political base. the military leaders overthrew morsi and installed a new government. the supporters and turned out for protests, demanding he be reinstated. the forces moved in again over the weekend to clear the streets. 80 people were killed. but morsi supporters say they are not going anywhere. a wave of car bombings killed at least 48 people...
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it remains the biggest foreign policy challenge for japanese leaders. susumu kojima, nhk world, tokyo. >>> we'll be looking at a number of issues ahead of the upper house election. our coverage continues on tuesday with the first in a two-part series on prime minister abe's push to ae amend japan's constitution. we'll analyze his plan to change his pacifist core and make the self-defense forces more like a military. >>> prime minister shinzo abe has worked to reshape japan's economy and get back to growth. now, he's setting his sights on amending the constitution, but his party must make a strong showing in this month's upper house election so it can push its policies forward. less than a year after putting abe in power, japanese voters have a chance to judge him on his record. don't miss our special coverage leading up to the july 21st election right here on "newsline." >>> the asean economic community is gearing up to launch in 2015 potential japanese business partners are in hanoi to try to get in on the ground floor. nhk world's akiko reports from h
it remains the biggest foreign policy challenge for japanese leaders. susumu kojima, nhk world, tokyo. >>> we'll be looking at a number of issues ahead of the upper house election. our coverage continues on tuesday with the first in a two-part series on prime minister abe's push to ae amend japan's constitution. we'll analyze his plan to change his pacifist core and make the self-defense forces more like a military. >>> prime minister shinzo abe has worked to reshape japan's...
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it looks like the situation on the korean peninsula will be their first major foreign policy challenge. chinese government officials are trying to show they're doing what they can to keep the peace. a foreign ministry spokesperson appealed to leaders in north and south korea to let cooler heads prevail. >> translator: the relevant countries should show calm and restraint so we can avoid any further escalation of the situation. >> reporter: hua chunying says china is carrying out u.n. resolutions consistently and is fulfilling international obligations. north korea's response to the latest round of u.n. sanctions has put china on edge. officials in beijing want to avoid driving authorities in pyongyang into a corner which could result in the regime's collapse. they fear that would prompt north koreans to flee across the border and into chinese territory. china is north korea's biggest aid provider and trading partner. its incoming leaders have not made any public comments about this latest tension on the korean peninsula. so it's not clear how they'll follow up on the new sanctions and
it looks like the situation on the korean peninsula will be their first major foreign policy challenge. chinese government officials are trying to show they're doing what they can to keep the peace. a foreign ministry spokesperson appealed to leaders in north and south korea to let cooler heads prevail. >> translator: the relevant countries should show calm and restraint so we can avoid any further escalation of the situation. >> reporter: hua chunying says china is carrying out...
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him from a poor foreign-policy perspective -- from a foreign-policy perspective. by 1952 truman leaves office extremely unpopular but his reputation has been resurrected by some historians. he is one of the most controversial and debated presidents in american history when it comes to foreign-policy, with some people blaming the cold war on him and some people saying he acted wisely and judiciously in his policy. i think the ultimate legacy in terms of truman have not been completely settled by historians. host: this is offered on our democrat line. caller: i served in korea, not during the korean war. i saw a monument dedicated to allied troops. could your guests talk about what role did the u.n. play in the war in korea and can he name some of the other allies that box? -- that fought? guest: the u.s. send more forces than any other country. andthis was a un effort that encompassed troops -- i thought i forgot the exact number of countries, but it was a significant number of countries beyond united states. canadian, australian, turkish troops . there were some b
him from a poor foreign-policy perspective -- from a foreign-policy perspective. by 1952 truman leaves office extremely unpopular but his reputation has been resurrected by some historians. he is one of the most controversial and debated presidents in american history when it comes to foreign-policy, with some people blaming the cold war on him and some people saying he acted wisely and judiciously in his policy. i think the ultimate legacy in terms of truman have not been completely settled by...
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and i've noticed because i spend all my time looking at foreign policy issues broadly and because iran is one of my issues is that is increasingly true in washington. is it because we have defeated the iranian nuclear weapons program? is it because our dialogue with the iranians has borne fruit? is it because the iranian government has had second thoughts? is it because the europeans and their ongoing dialogue with the iranian government about the nuclear program has been successful? or is it none of the above? the honest answer, of course, is it's none of the above. the bigst problem is that there is an incredible blossoming of threats around the world right now, and we had a lot to talk about before we could even come to iran. worse yet, our government is -- and i would say many, many on the right and the left -- are bored with iran. i think that the tacit notion is that containment is a very good option because this, after all, is the year in which iran will get nuclear weapons. and for those of you who have a slightly longer memory than some in the washington press, you'll remember
and i've noticed because i spend all my time looking at foreign policy issues broadly and because iran is one of my issues is that is increasingly true in washington. is it because we have defeated the iranian nuclear weapons program? is it because our dialogue with the iranians has borne fruit? is it because the iranian government has had second thoughts? is it because the europeans and their ongoing dialogue with the iranian government about the nuclear program has been successful? or is it...
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policy. but i need to do that i could not just preach to the usual choir. that we had to reach out, not only to men in solidarity and recruitment, but to religious communities, to every partner we could find. we had to make the case to the whole world that creating opportunities for women and girls advances security and prosperity for everyone. so we relied on the empirical research that shows that when women participate in the economy, everyone benefits. when women participate in peacemaking and peacekeeping, we are all safer and more secure. and when women participate in the politics of their nation, they can make a difference. but as strong a case as we have made, to many otherwise thoughtful people continue to see the fortunes of women and girls as somehow separate from society at large. they nod, they smile, and then they relegate these issues, once again, to the sidelines. i have seen it over and over again. i have been kidded about it. i have been ribbed, i have been challenged in boar
policy. but i need to do that i could not just preach to the usual choir. that we had to reach out, not only to men in solidarity and recruitment, but to religious communities, to every partner we could find. we had to make the case to the whole world that creating opportunities for women and girls advances security and prosperity for everyone. so we relied on the empirical research that shows that when women participate in the economy, everyone benefits. when women participate in peacemaking...
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status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad her first it won't go ahead on her head. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the ceiling doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those count
status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad her first it won't go ahead on her head. well i mean i think there's a lot more to...
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. >> this goes to the core of american credibility in foreign policy and i believe the congress of the united states will understand that and do the right thing. >> members of the administration are releasing other information too, including classified intelligence. they are hoping it will convince enough lawmakers in the republican of republicans. >> we heard a lot of information, a lot of pros and cons. i have to tell you, it's -- in my mind it's far from settled. i don't see how anything changes. >> members of both chambers are expected to vote after they return from the summer recess next week. >>> syrian president bash ar al assad hopes u.s. lawmakers will make a rashl decision. iran's state run broadcaster reported that assad welcomed a group of iranian lawmakers to the syrian capital damascus. assad told them that opposition groups have used chemical weapons. he said what he called a conspiracy against syria will be buried. syrians have been waiting for news of a decision from the u.s. some expressed the disappointment with the delays. >> translator: i was hoping other countries
. >> this goes to the core of american credibility in foreign policy and i believe the congress of the united states will understand that and do the right thing. >> members of the administration are releasing other information too, including classified intelligence. they are hoping it will convince enough lawmakers in the republican of republicans. >> we heard a lot of information, a lot of pros and cons. i have to tell you, it's -- in my mind it's far from settled. i don't...
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president barack obama has announced a shake-up of his foreign policy team. the move includes the nomination of susan rice as his new national security adviser. >> am extraordinarily proud to announce my new national security adviser. >> rice is currently ambassador to the united nations, a post she's held since 2009. she's known for her diplomatic skills and was obama's top choice to take over as secretary of state in his second term. but rice wound up withdrawing her name from consideration. republican lawmakers had criticized her handling of an attack in september on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. the post of national security adviser does not require senate confirmation. obama described rice as a consummate public servant. he called her a patriot who puts her country first. >> and i look forward to continuing to serve on your national security team, to keep our nation strong and safe. >> obama has picked former harvard professor samantha powers to be the new u.n. ambassador. powers is a human rights advocate. she was a member of the white house na
president barack obama has announced a shake-up of his foreign policy team. the move includes the nomination of susan rice as his new national security adviser. >> am extraordinarily proud to announce my new national security adviser. >> rice is currently ambassador to the united nations, a post she's held since 2009. she's known for her diplomatic skills and was obama's top choice to take over as secretary of state in his second term. but rice wound up withdrawing her name from...
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the american people are never eager to engage in foreign- policy, let alone to engage themselves in foreign conflicts. that is a healthy attitude of a democratic people, but there are events that demand our attention and from which we cannot isolate ourselves. that thethose times american people rely on our elected leaders, most of all our president, to lead them. to explain to them where our interests and values are at greatest risk. why we cannot afford to remain disengaged, why further delay will only allow resin dangers to turn into more dire future threats and what we as a nation are called on to do. campaigns to get america involved in foreign conflicts. no president prefers to prioritize his time in this way? what sets our greatest presidents apart from all the rest is that they recognize this duty when it calls to them. they took it up. this kind of leadership we need now more than ever. thank you very much. [applause] strong letter to follow. >> let's start right out with -- you're saying it is primarily president obama's mishandling of the issue. as you came -- as he became clear,
the american people are never eager to engage in foreign- policy, let alone to engage themselves in foreign conflicts. that is a healthy attitude of a democratic people, but there are events that demand our attention and from which we cannot isolate ourselves. that thethose times american people rely on our elected leaders, most of all our president, to lead them. to explain to them where our interests and values are at greatest risk. why we cannot afford to remain disengaged, why further delay...
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foreign policy establishment is saying richard armitage former undersecretary of state and joseph nye were recently and a trip to japan an unofficial mission but blessed by x. secretary of state hillary clinton and before that they wrote an article. i believe it was in foreign affairs i can't recall i think it was in foreign affairs. and what they were trying to do in that article is essentially go japan into confronting china you know absent. in the comments of of the other two can steer is any acknowledgement that the united states is running an empire with hundreds of military bases all around the globe second i mean what i have to say and i would say just one more thing that clearly i mean they were not necessarily a mistake because the policy in the united states in the middle east and i think in the world is either submit or be destroyed ok good point neil in washington right head reply he did not submit libya is destroyed the rules as to the period pineal go ahead we have to face up to it we will wait a second john you know to say that the us is an occupier in japan and south k
foreign policy establishment is saying richard armitage former undersecretary of state and joseph nye were recently and a trip to japan an unofficial mission but blessed by x. secretary of state hillary clinton and before that they wrote an article. i believe it was in foreign affairs i can't recall i think it was in foreign affairs. and what they were trying to do in that article is essentially go japan into confronting china you know absent. in the comments of of the other two can steer is...
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status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the difference population i think so i think this is a bit of it is not her first it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the sea lanes doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those
status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the difference population i think so i think this is a bit of it is not her first it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the...
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. >> eliot: coming back to foreign policy, do you see it as far as back as the spanish american war, the colonial empire and philippines, etc. >> the little brown brother describe the filipino rebels and there was torturing going on back then, waterboarding racism basically and we always felt that with the aarons, with the japanese, and we felt that with the koreans in the korean war. it's part of the ugliness. let's talk about central america. that is our backyard. we went into nicaragua twice. >> eliot: that strand of empire building, and the use of u.s. military forces to build certainly was a significant period. you begin in 1898, and it carried through. has that not changed almost in necessity that we've retreated from that? >> well, iraq and afghanistan were two setbacks. those who are sane might say that. but it has shown us the limits of military adventurism, and obama has not sent troops to syria, but i'm not sure if that is saying very much. >> eliot: we interveneed in libya libya. >> it was wrong. obama did not admit that it was a war. >> eliot: well, he didn't for congres
. >> eliot: coming back to foreign policy, do you see it as far as back as the spanish american war, the colonial empire and philippines, etc. >> the little brown brother describe the filipino rebels and there was torturing going on back then, waterboarding racism basically and we always felt that with the aarons, with the japanese, and we felt that with the koreans in the korean war. it's part of the ugliness. let's talk about central america. that is our backyard. we went into...
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the candidates went on television for a debate on foreign policy. a hard-line conservative said rejecting longevity is the true spirit of islamic resolution. thousands of people held a demonstration on tuesday in the central city of ishlahan. they are calling for more security. they arrested a risk candidate last month. they are improving telephone communications across the country. >>> the u.s. government is facing fresh allegations that its widespread mining of personal data as part of efforts to combat terrorism. the "washington post" said that they have tapped into the servers of nine leading u.s. firms. it says the nsa and the fbi are collecting data from the servers of microsoft, google, facebook, apple and other service providers. the newspaper says the agencies are extracting audio and video chats, photographs, e-mails and other information uploaded by non-americans. the post says the program goes by the code name "prison" and was launched in 2007. director of national intelligence james clapper said the article contained numerous inaccuraci
the candidates went on television for a debate on foreign policy. a hard-line conservative said rejecting longevity is the true spirit of islamic resolution. thousands of people held a demonstration on tuesday in the central city of ishlahan. they are calling for more security. they arrested a risk candidate last month. they are improving telephone communications across the country. >>> the u.s. government is facing fresh allegations that its widespread mining of personal data as part...
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two days later in foreign policy, hillary and i took soros up on his wager. now, i recognize the notion of two former u.s. government officials turned university professors betting george soros on anything might seem a tad absurd, but that's what we did. we even bet that not only would the islamic republic still be iran's government in a year's time, but that the balance of influence and power in the middle east would be tilted even further in its favor. almost two years have elapsed since soros made his wager. i have to say we're pretty eager to collect on it. [laughter] later in 2011 western analysts focused on the back and forth between ayatollah khamenei, the islamic republic's supreme leader, and president ahmadinejad over the resignation and reinstatement of the intelligence minister and other issues. the same cast of iran experts, mainstream media gave these developments overblown, even hysterical treatment, portraying them as, quote: unprecedented finds of an insecure regime fracturing at the top. such analyses revealed at the very least lamentable ig
two days later in foreign policy, hillary and i took soros up on his wager. now, i recognize the notion of two former u.s. government officials turned university professors betting george soros on anything might seem a tad absurd, but that's what we did. we even bet that not only would the islamic republic still be iran's government in a year's time, but that the balance of influence and power in the middle east would be tilted even further in its favor. almost two years have elapsed since...
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we are focused on whether they get a yes or no, but foreign policy is in are independent of the congress. he has a free hand, so you get a national discussion on those events. this is a good time, particularly since hagel is, as the "washington post" editorial- page, which is not exactly right wing, said, "hagel is a republican in name only." on these issues he is to the left not only of republicans, but obama. it is not a centrist appointment. it will allow the senate and republicans to have an open debate, which we ought to have, on where republican wants to go on and a second term, on iran, israel, and defense spending and a particular. >> next, the looming fight over gun control, as the vice president meets with the nra in the white house. >> there is no similar solution to how we deal with the kinds of things that happened up in newtown or colorado or the general gun violence that exists in america today and. the president and i and the cabinet understands that it is a complicated issue. >> vice-president biden met with the nra, among others, at the white house this week. he's expec
we are focused on whether they get a yes or no, but foreign policy is in are independent of the congress. he has a free hand, so you get a national discussion on those events. this is a good time, particularly since hagel is, as the "washington post" editorial- page, which is not exactly right wing, said, "hagel is a republican in name only." on these issues he is to the left not only of republicans, but obama. it is not a centrist appointment. it will allow the senate and...
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michael o'hanlon, you're already met, senior fellow and director of research and foreign policy here a brookings where he specializes in defense strategy. one of the most important prolific voices and defense issues, rich and literally hundreds of op-eds, columns, and articles, including one to point to you up on foreign policy but said right now looking at defense budgets . we are joined by richard -- richard betts, one of the top thicker -- thinkers and teachers, professor and director of war and peace studies at columbia university. numerous books have garnered critical success including it was an award from the american science association for the best book of political science. also a key facilitator of a summer security studies workshop that probably somewhere around 75 percent of all the security studies professors in the nation have attended. also a great deal of experience in the policy field, a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations where he served as director of national security studies, former staff member of the church committee and worked in the national sec
michael o'hanlon, you're already met, senior fellow and director of research and foreign policy here a brookings where he specializes in defense strategy. one of the most important prolific voices and defense issues, rich and literally hundreds of op-eds, columns, and articles, including one to point to you up on foreign policy but said right now looking at defense budgets . we are joined by richard -- richard betts, one of the top thicker -- thinkers and teachers, professor and director of war...
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foreign policy for years. the clinton administration decided not to intervene in the slaughter in rwanda in 1994, and it took officials six years to agree to lead the nato air war on kosovo in 1999. the u.s. reluctant persists 20 years on with the obama administration now criticized for not responding to the syrian regime's chemical weapons attack on citizens. the president's response. >> the united states is chastised for meddling in the region, accused of having a manned in all manner of conspiracy. stalt the united states is blamed for failing to do enough to solve the region's problems. >> can the us recover the will to intervene on humanitarian grounds overseas, known as the responsibility to protect norm? >> it's more war wariness. it's not related to the casualties as it is a perception we're not good at this and get much bohning for the buck. >> it's a conundrum of the highest order. rosalynn jordan, al jazeera, washington. >>> health workers in nigeria say their aggressive drive again hiv and aids has
foreign policy for years. the clinton administration decided not to intervene in the slaughter in rwanda in 1994, and it took officials six years to agree to lead the nato air war on kosovo in 1999. the u.s. reluctant persists 20 years on with the obama administration now criticized for not responding to the syrian regime's chemical weapons attack on citizens. the president's response. >> the united states is chastised for meddling in the region, accused of having a manned in all manner...
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the government is preparing to launch a national security council to oversee foreign and security policies. the bill will enable heads of government officers such as ministers to designate information related to national security. it would only be handled by certain officials. public officials who leak such information could face a sentence of 10 years. it supports a need for freedom of the press. journalists would not be penalized for their activities unless they violated the law or used methods deemed extremely improper. the government hopes to pass the bill in the current diet session. >>> a chinese high court has upheld a lower court's ruling of life in prison for a disgraced politician. a lower court had handed down the life sentence for the former communist party chief after convicting him of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. bo's appeal was heard by a provincial higher people's court. on friday morning, the court upheld the sentence of life imprisonment against him. last month a court ruled that bo must serve a life sentence for take bribes of about $6.3 million and misusing
the government is preparing to launch a national security council to oversee foreign and security policies. the bill will enable heads of government officers such as ministers to designate information related to national security. it would only be handled by certain officials. public officials who leak such information could face a sentence of 10 years. it supports a need for freedom of the press. journalists would not be penalized for their activities unless they violated the law or used...
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foreign policy or he's got a cheeky on his more. nobody was allowed to make recordings of bradley manning's pretrial tribunals at the military court in february but someone did and the freedom of the press foundation released mr manning's testimony in its entirety in this hour long testimony bradley manning in his own words explains how and why he leaked all those documents many of which revealed how the u.s. government covered up civilian casualties in human rights abuses during the wars in iraq and afghanistan he served as an intelligence analyst in the military and had access to all those documents the biggest leak in history let's take a listen to just one episode where bradley manning explains why he leaked the video of the apache helicopter gunning down boisterous journalists in baghdad and then targeting those who showed up to rescue the wounded including a van with children and that footage shocked the world. it was about i mean that's what. you're. not going to that. for me. it seems right now is bradley manning who is the
foreign policy or he's got a cheeky on his more. nobody was allowed to make recordings of bradley manning's pretrial tribunals at the military court in february but someone did and the freedom of the press foundation released mr manning's testimony in its entirety in this hour long testimony bradley manning in his own words explains how and why he leaked all those documents many of which revealed how the u.s. government covered up civilian casualties in human rights abuses during the wars in...
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policy magazine that you there have provoked actively titled broken brakes why the rest of prizing and i think it contains two major fallacies first. the brakes are not broken i mean their growth is slowing down but they're still growing they're still developing and second is that the rest didn't stop rising simply because the rest is not confined to brics countries and what is more important is that that's a major transformation of global economic and political architecture away from western dominance and towards a more level playing field is still happening and if it had i think it is actually accelerating yes but italy i was to be issue with what happened last decade and lost a kid it seemed every single. it was going to rise to a very rapid piece because between two thousand and three and two thousand and eight that golden era every single developing country was recording a very high growth treat almost without exception and i was taking issue with that that that is unlikely to happen the long term history of economic development is that some countries do with some countries do not
policy magazine that you there have provoked actively titled broken brakes why the rest of prizing and i think it contains two major fallacies first. the brakes are not broken i mean their growth is slowing down but they're still growing they're still developing and second is that the rest didn't stop rising simply because the rest is not confined to brics countries and what is more important is that that's a major transformation of global economic and political architecture away from western...
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what kind of approach weeks back in the year to take for cost reduction do use foreign policy chief is in their briefing at the twenty eight foreign affairs ministers from europe this morning is topping the agenda or it's the noble one. i tend to be discussed. she's giving them an outline all of that deal that was agreed to the six month interim agreement that will see iran. very much limit the production or the enrichment of uranium but also scrapping stockpiles of uranium. the debate which enriched or limit where they could be used in weapons to be bracing them all the progress of the recent talks in geneva between the five permanent members of the security council plus germany as you just mentioned but yes as the other the real issue here is the news. so the extra black listings that the us decided to bring in on thursday under the current section sanctions really have made a difference it's up. you know we saw like iran into erupting got a meeting on friday saying this is an act of bad faith of many european countries. they believe the sign that this was the wrong time too. to do t
what kind of approach weeks back in the year to take for cost reduction do use foreign policy chief is in their briefing at the twenty eight foreign affairs ministers from europe this morning is topping the agenda or it's the noble one. i tend to be discussed. she's giving them an outline all of that deal that was agreed to the six month interim agreement that will see iran. very much limit the production or the enrichment of uranium but also scrapping stockpiles of uranium. the debate which...
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so india's foreign policy tradition is -- and india doesn't want to be used by other countries or taken as a part of, you know, sort of -- doesn't want to gang up with other countries. and china has been very sensitive towards this ties between japan and india. or india and the u.s. so we have to be more careful. and japan also has to consider better ways or more constructive ways to strengthen strategic ties like, you know, sea lanes, security, maritime security, or piracy. and also the two countries have to continue the dialogues. so we can understand each other much better.so we can understan much better. and so in a much more wider perspective, the relationship should be strengthened. >>> researchers in china have found a drug resistant strain of the h7n9 bird flu. it's the first time the virus has shown resistance to anti-viral treatment. the british medical journal lancet published the study. they studied 14 patients in shanghai last month. all had had developed pneumonia despite taking tamiflu and other anti-vile ral drugs before being admitted to a medical facility. two were pla
so india's foreign policy tradition is -- and india doesn't want to be used by other countries or taken as a part of, you know, sort of -- doesn't want to gang up with other countries. and china has been very sensitive towards this ties between japan and india. or india and the u.s. so we have to be more careful. and japan also has to consider better ways or more constructive ways to strengthen strategic ties like, you know, sea lanes, security, maritime security, or piracy. and also the two...
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policy was actually rather incoherent. truman had announced the truman doctrine and 40 and 47 which most historians mark as the beginning of the cold war. and then the point of that, the threat that true man identified the response from unidentified was actually quite incoherent. american defenses were low and there was aimed the demobilization after world war ii. so it really took the korean war to create all the policies that we now see that is the permanent standing army, the huge defense budgets, the perception of the block and the idea that any communist victory anywhere is somehow a threat to american national security. all of that came about because of the curry in war and also because of the korean war there was a collision between government and defense industry. and so, the start of birth of the military-industrial complex that eisenhower leader warned the nation against in the military industrial 1861. for china the effect of the korean war was also a profound because the laws during the korean war we must remem
policy was actually rather incoherent. truman had announced the truman doctrine and 40 and 47 which most historians mark as the beginning of the cold war. and then the point of that, the threat that true man identified the response from unidentified was actually quite incoherent. american defenses were low and there was aimed the demobilization after world war ii. so it really took the korean war to create all the policies that we now see that is the permanent standing army, the huge defense...